People soften by the forced reflection that comes with loss..

I think the older you get, you start to break down the myth and you get to the dirt of it - and if you still love the dirt, then I think you should s….

I think everyone should follow their instincts, and go with what they feel, and follow their heart..

You never know how things are going to fit. So, you don't count your eggs until they hatch. You can't pre-project that. I mean, this was literally li….

I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn th….

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses..

A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, an….

If you put the right things into the universe, the right things will come to you..

I think it's an individual thing. Your mountains are my molehills..

Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated..

No matter who the characters are, you can strip them down and find small universal truths..

There is a point in every young person's life when you realize that the youth that you've progressed through and graduate to some sort of adulthood i….

There's so much more (to say) about being young and being a woman, but I feel like not a lot of those stories are being told, so you have to grab ont….

I'm sort of coming of age into a different time of acting, and I feel kind of like a kid again. I used to think that I could climb anything, do anyth….

And I love writing; I've been writing ever since I was seven..

But I've really learned you don't have to fit in. No matter where you go, you're always going to be you and if they don't like you for who you are, t….

Advice is such a tricky thing when you're young..

I think sleep's really important. I value it as much as waking up and having a full day..

It's very easy to make certain decisions that affect your life that you have no perspective on..

We are all searching for some form of family or foundation - for a place we can feel safe and secure..

For a child actor, its a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared..